JERRY L. WOOLEY Extension Poultry Specialist Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service

Mr. Wooley joined the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service in April 1977 as a county 4-H Agent for Conway County, Arkansas. In 1983 he was promoted to County Extension Agent Agriculture Community Development Leader for Crawford County, where he served until assuming his present position in January 1991. Mr. Wooley has major responsibility in the Arkansas Youth Poultry Program. Mr. Wooley develops relationships with the young people as well as their parents, 4-H leaders, and teachers and helps them to become aware of the opportunities in poultry science at the University of Arkansas and the integrated poultry industry.

In 2005, Wooley was named Extension Specialist of the Year for the State of Arkansas at the Galaxy Conference held in January.

Mr. Wooley helps to compile annual figures of the state's poultry production by counties that is published in June of each year and released by the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. He also serves as the Superintendent of Poultry at the Arkansas State Fair and as a board member of the Arkansas Farm & Ranch. Mr. Wooley is chairman of the 4-H Broiler and BBQ activity at the annual Arkansas Poultry Festival.

CONTACT INFORMATION

jwooley@uaex.edu

Jerry L. Wooley
Cooperative Extension Service
2301 S. University Ave.
P.O. Box 391
Little Rock, AR 72203

Telephone: 501-671-2189
FAX: 501-671-2185

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